venice (italy)

"Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile envoy from the Queen of Britain: the rascal-Fool Pocket.This trio of cunning plotters--the merchant, Antonio; the senator, Montressor Brabantio; and the naval officer, Iago--have lured Pocket to a dark dungeon, promising him an evening of spirits and debauchery with a rare Amontillado sherry and Brabantio's beautiful daughter, Portia. But their invitation is, of course, bogus. The wine is drugged and the girl is not even within the city limits. Desperate to rid themselves once and for all of the man who has consistently foiled their grand quest for power and wealth, they have lured him to his death. (How can such a small man, be such a huge obstacle?). But this Fool is no fool and he has more than a few tricks (and hand gestures) up his sleeve. Greed, revenge, deception, lust, and a giant (but lovable) sea monster combine to create another hilarious and bawdy tale from modern comic genius, Christopher Moore"--.

In Venice, Italy, second graders Ethan and Ella hope to find a stolen gondola and a hidden mosaic before their parents realize they are missing.

Presents Shakespeare's "Othello" in which Iago, jealous of Othello's successes in the army of Venice, plots against him, pretending to be his friend while planting seeds of doubt about the faithfulness of his wife, Desdemona; abridged to be performed in thirty minutes while maintaining the original language, with stage directions and character suggestions.

A mistreated donkey in Renaissance Venice gains self-respect after meeting the Doge's kind daughter and becoming a hero during a devastating flood.

In nineteenth-century Venice, American artist Joseph Hannigan and his twin sister Sophie try to find a patron to support Joseph's work. They meet courtesan and muse Odil?e Le?on who offers Joseph eternal fame--for a price. Sophie must join forces with her enemy to break the spell Odil?e has on her brother before it's too late.

When Laura della Scala's older sister drowns, Laura leaves the shelter of the convent where she has spent the last six years and enters Venetian society, while she searches for the truth about what happened to her sister.

Explore the romantic and melancholy characteristics that define Venice, Italy. Filmed on location, the program explains how the city became known as an important Mediterranean trading city for merchants who wanted to sell their items. Soon after it became a trading city, Venice also became a cosmopolitan city that was envied around the world.

In 1899, eleven-year-old Teodora goes with her scientist parents from Naples to Venice, Italy, which is falling victim to a series of violent natural disasters, and once there she is drawn into a web of mysterious adventures involving mermaids, an ancient prophecy, and the possible destruction of the city itself.